2000 state leaders - Events of 2001 - 2002 state leaders - State leaders by year

Africa

• Algeria
  • President - Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria (1999–present)
  • Prime Minister - Ali Benflis, Prime Minister of Algeria (2000–2003)
• Angola
  • President - José Eduardo dos Santos, President of Angola (1979–present)
• Benin
  • President - Mathieu Kérékou, President of Benin (1996–present)
• Botswana
  • President - Festus Mogae, President of Botswana (1998–present)
• Burkina Faso
  • President - Blaise Compaoré, President of Burkina Faso (1987–present)
  • Prime Minister - Paramanga Ernest Yonli, Prime Minister of Burkina Faso (2000–present)
• Burundi
  • President - Pierre Buyoya, President of Burundi (1996–2003)
• Cameroon
  • President - Paul Biya, President of Cameroon (1982–present)
  • Prime Minister - Peter Mafany Musonge, Prime Minister of Cameroon (1996–present)
• Cape Verde
  • President -
    1. António Mascarenhas Monteiro, President of Cape Verde (1991–2001)
    2. Pedro Pires, President of Cape Verde (2001–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Gualberto do Rosário, Prime Minister of Cape Verde (2000–2001)
    2. José Maria Neves, Prime Minister of Cape Verde (2001–present)
• Central African Republic
  • President - Ange-Félix Patassé, President of the Central African Republic (1993–2003)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Anicet Georges Dologuélé, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (1999–2001)
    2. Martin Ziguélé, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (2001–2003)
• Chad
  • President - Idriss Déby, President of Chad (1990–present)
  • Prime Minister - Nagoum Yamassoum, Prime Minister of Chad (1999–2002)
• Comoros
  • President - Azali Assoumani, President of Comoros (1999–present)
• Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • President -
    1. Laurent Kabila, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997–2001)
    2. Joseph Kabila, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2001–present)
• Republic of the Congo
  • President - Denis Sassou-Nguesso, President of the Republic of the Congo (1997–present)
• Côte d'Ivoire
  • President - Laurent Gbagbo, President of Côte d'Ivoire (2000–present)
  • Prime Minister - Affi N'Guessan, Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire (2000–2003)
• Djibouti
  • President - Ismail Omar Guelleh, President of Djibouti (1999–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Barkat Gourad Hamadou, Prime Minister of Djibout (1978–2001)
    2. Dileita Mohamed Dileita, Prime Minister of Djibouti (2001–present)
• Equatorial Guinea
  • President - Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of Equatorial Guinea (1979–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Ángel Serafín Seriche Dougan, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (1996–2001)
    2. Cándido Muatetema Rivas, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (2001–present)
• Eritrea
  • President - Isaias Afwerki, President of Eritrea (1993–present)
• Ethiopia
  • President -
    1. Negasso Gidada, President of Ethiopia (1995–2001)
    2. Girma Wolde-Giorgis, President of Ethiopia (2001–present)
  • Prime Minister - Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1995–present)
• Gabon
  • President - Omar Bongo, President of Gabon (1967–present)
  • Prime Minister - Jean-François Ntoutoume Emane, Prime Minister of Gabon (1999–present)
• The Gambia
  • President - Yahya Jammeh, President of the Gambia (1994–present)
• Ghana
  • President -
    1. Jerry Rawlings, President of Ghana (1981–2001)
    2. John Kufuor, President of Ghana (2001–present)
• Guinea
  • President - Lansana Conté, President of Guinea (1984–present)
  • Prime Minister - Lamine Sidimé, Prime Minister of Guinea (1999–2004)
• Guinea-Bissau
  • President - Kumba Ialá, President of Guinea-Bissau (2000–2003)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Caetano N'Tchama, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2000–2001)
    2. Faustino Imbali, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2001)
    3. Alamara Nhassé, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2001–2002)
• Kenya
  • President - Daniel arap Moi, President of Kenya (1978–2002)
• Lesotho
  • Monarch - Letsie III, King of Lesotho (1996–present)
  • Prime Minister - Pakalitha Mosisili, Prime Minister of Lesotho (1998–present)
• Liberia
  • President - Charles Taylor, President of Liberia (2000–2003)
• Libya
  • Head of State (de jure) - Zentani Muhammad az-Zentani, General Secretary of the General People's Congress (1992–present
  • De facto Ruler - Muammar al-Qaddafi, Guide of the Revolution (1969/1979–present)
• Madagascar
  • President - Didier Ratsiraka, President of Madagascar (1997–2002)
  • Prime Minister - Tantely Andrianarivo, Prime Minister of Madagascar (1998–2002)
• Malawi
  • President - Bakili Muluzi, President of Malawi (1994–present)
• Mali
  • President - Alpha Oumar Konaré, President of Mali (1992–2002)
  • Prime Minister - Mande Sidibe, Prime Minister of Mali (2000–2002)
• Mauritania
  • President - Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya, President of Mauritania (1984–present)
  • Prime Minister - Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna, Prime Minister of Mauritania (1998–2003)
• Mauritius
  • President - Cassam Uteem, President of Mauritius (1992–2002)
  • Prime Minister - Sir Anerood Jugnauth, Prime Minister of Mauritius (2000–2003)
• Morocco
  • Monarch - Mohammed VI, King of Morocco (1999–present)
  • Prime Minister - Abderrahmane Youssoufi, Prime Minister of Morocco (1998–2002)
• Mozambique
  • President - Joaquim Chissano, President of Mozambique (1986–present)
  • Prime Minister - Pascoal Mocumbi, Prime Minister of Mozambique (1994–2004)
• Namibia
  • President - Sam Nujoma, President of Namibia (1990–present)
  • Prime Minister - Hage Geingob, Prime Minister of Namibia (1990–2002)
• Niger
  • President - Tandja Mamadou, President of Niger (1999–present)
  • Prime Minister - Hama Amadou, Prime Minister of Niger (2000–present)
• Nigeria
  • President - Olusegun Obasanjo, President of Nigeria (1999–present)
• Rwanda
  • President - Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda (2000–present)
  • Prime Minister - Bernard Makuza, Prime Minister of Rwanda (2000–present)
• São Tomé and Príncipe
  • President -
    1. Miguel Trovoada, President of São Tomé and Príncipe (1995–2001)
    2. Fradique de Menezes, President of São Tomé and Príncipe (2001–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Guilherme Posser da Costa, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (1999–2002)
    2. Evaristo Carvalho, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (2001–2002)
• Senegal
  • President - Abdoulaye Wade, President of Senegal (2000–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Moustapha Niasse, Prime Minister of Senegal (2000–2001)
    2. Mame Madior Boye, Prime Minister of Senegal (2001–2002)
• Seychelles
  • President - France-Albert René, President of Seychelles (1977–2004)
• Sierra Leone
  • President - Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, President of Sierra Leone (1998–present)
• Somalia
  • Mogadishu Government -
    • President - Abdiqasim Salad Hassan, President of Somalia (2000–present)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Ali Khalif Galaid, Prime Minister of Somalia (2000–2001)
      2. Osman Jama Ali, acting Prime Minister of Somalia (2001)
      3. Hassan Abshir Farah, Prime Minister of Somalia (2001–2003)
  • Republic of Somaliland -
    • President - Ibrahim Egal, President of Somaliland (1993–2002)
• South Africa
  • President - Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa (1999–present)
• Sudan
  • President - Omar Hasan Ahmad al-Bashir, President of Sudan (1993–present)
• Swaziland
  • Monarch - Mswati III, King of Swaziland (1986–present)
  • Prime Minister - Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini, Prime Minister of Swaziland (1996–2003)
• Tanzania
  • President - Benjamin Mkapa, President of Tanzania (1995–present)
  • Prime Minister - Frederick Sumaye, Prime Minister of Tanzania (1995–present)
• Togo
  • President - Gnassingbe Eyadema, President of Togo (1967–present)
  • Prime Minister - Agbeyome Messan Kodjo, Prime Minister of Togo (2000–2002)
• Tunisia
  • President - Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, President of Tunisia (1987–present)
  • Prime Minister - Mohamed Ghannouchi, Prime Minister of Tunisia (1999–present)
• Uganda
  • President - Yoweri Museveni, President of Uganda (1986–present)
  • Prime Minister - Apolo Nsibambi, Prime Minister of Uganda (1999–present)
• Zambia
  • President - Frederick Chiluba, President of Zambia (1991–2002)
• Zimbabwe
  • President - Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe (1987–present)

Asia

• Afghanistan -
  • Taliban -
    • Head of State (de jure) -
    1. Mullah Mohammad Rabbani, Head of the Supreme Council (1996–2001)
    2. Mawlawi Abdul Kabir, acting Head of the Supreme Council (2001)
    • De facto Ruler - Mullah Mohammad Omar, Emir (1996–2001)
  • Northern Alliance - Burhanuddin Rabbani, President of Afghanistan (1992–2001)
  • Afghan Interim Authority - Hamid Karzai, Chairman of the Afghan Interim Authority (2001–2002)
• Bangladesh -
  • President -
    1. Shahabuddin Ahmed, President of Bangladesh (1996–2001)
    2. A.Q.M. Badruddoza Chowdhury, President of Bangladesh (2001–2002)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1996–2001)
    2. Khaleda Zia, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (2001–present)
• Bhutan
  • Monarch - Jigme Singye Wangchuck, King of Bhutan (1972–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Lyonpo Khandu Wangchuk, Prime Minister of Bhutan (2001–2002)
    2. Lyonpo Kinzang Dorji, Prime Minister of Bhutan (2002–2003)
• Brunei
  • Monarch - Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei (1967–present)
  • Prime Minister - Hassanal Bolkiah, Prime Minister of Brunei (1984–present)
• People's Republic of China -
  • Communist Party Leader - Jiang Zemin, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (1989–2002)
  • President - Jiang Zemin, President of the People's Republic of China (1993–2003)
  • Premier - Zhu Rongji, Premier of the People's Republic of China (1998–2003)
  • Hong Kong - Tung Chee Hwa, Chief Executive of Hong Kong (1997–present)
  • Macau - Edmund Ho, Chief Executive of Macau (1999–present)
• India
  • President - K. R. Narayanan, President of India (1997–2002)
  • Prime Minister - Atal Behari Vajpayee, Prime Minister of India (1998–2004)
• Indonesia
  • President -
    1. Abdurrahman Wahid, President of Indonesia (1999–2001)
    2. Megawati Sukarnoputri, President of Indonesia (2001–present)
• Iran
  • Supreme Leader - Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran (1989–present)
  • President - Mohammad Khatami, President of Iran (1997–present)
• Japan
  • Monarch - Akihito, Emperor of Japan (1989–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Yoshiro Mori, Prime Minister of Japan (2000–2001)
    2. Junichiro Koizumi, Prime Minister of Japan (2001–present)
• North Korea
  • Dear Leader - Kim Jong-il, Chairman of the National Defense Commission (1993–present)
  • Head of State (de facto) - Kim Yong-nam, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–present)
  • Premier - Hong Song-nam, Premier of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (1997–2003)
• South Korea
  • President - Kim Dae-jung, President of the Republic of Korea (1998–2003)
  • Prime Minister - Lee Han Dong, Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (2000–2002)
• Mongolia
  • President - Natsagiyn Bagabandi, President of Mongolia (1997–present)
  • Prime Minister - Nambaryn Enkhbayar, Prime Minister of Mongolia (2000–present)
• Nepal
  • Monarch - Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, King of Nepal (2001–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Sher Bahadur Deuba, Prime Minister of Nepal (2001–2002)
    2. Lokendra Bahadur Chand, Prime Minister of Nepal (2002–2003)
• Oman - Qaboos Bin Said, Sultan of Oman (1970–present)
• Pakistan -
  • President -
    1. Mohammad Rafiq Tarar, President of Pakistan (1998–2001)
    2. Pervez Musharraf, President of Pakistan (2001–present)
  • Head of Government - Pervez Musharraf, Chief Executive of Pakistan (1999–2002)
• The Philippines
  • President -
    1. Joseph Estrada, President of the Philippines (1998–2001)
    2. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, President of the Philippines (2001–present)
• Singapore
  • President - S. R. Nathan, President of Singapore (1999–present)
  • Prime Minister - Goh Chok Tong, Prime Minister of Singapore (1990–2004)
• Sri Lanka
  • President - Chandrika Kumaratunga, President of Sri Lanka (1994–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Ratnasiri Wickremanayake, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (2000–2001)
    2. Ranil Wickremasinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (2001–2004)
• Taiwan (Republic of China)
  • President - Chen Shui-bian, President of the Republic of China (2000–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Chang Chun-hsiung, President of the Executive Yuan (2000–2002)
    2. Yu Shyi-kun, President of the Executive Yuan (2002–present)
• Tajikistan
  • President - Emomali Rahmonov, President of Tajikistan (1992–present)
  • Prime Minister - Akil Akilov, Prime Minister of Tajikistan (1999–present)
• Thailand
  • King - Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand (1946–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Chuan Leekpai, Prime Minister of Thailand (1997–2001)
    2. Thaksin Shinawatra, Prime Minister of Thailand (2001–present)
• Vietnam
  • Communist Party Leader -
    1. Le Kha Phieu, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (1997–2001)
    2. Nong Duc Manh, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (2001–present)
  • President - Tran Duc Luong, President of Vietnam (1997–present)
  • Prime Minister - Phan Van Khai, Prime Minister of Vietnam (1997–present)

Australia and Oceania

• Australia
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia (1952–present)
  • Governor-General -
    1. Sir William Deane, Governor-General of Australia (1996–2001)
    2. Peter Hollingworth, Governor-General of Australia (2001–2003)
  • Prime Minister - John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia (1996–present)

• Fiji
  • President - Ratu Josefa Iloilo, President of Fiji (13 July 2000–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Laisenia Qarase, interim Prime Minister of Fiji (4 July 2000-14 March 2001)
    2. Ratu Tevita Momoedonu, Prime Minister of Fiji (14-16 March 2001)
    3. Laisenia Qarase, Prime Minister of Fiji (16 March 2001–present)

• Kiribati
  • President - Teburoro Tito, President of Kiribati (1994–2003)
• Marshall Islands
  • President - Kessai Note, President of the Marshall Islands (2000–present)
• Federated States of Micronesia
  • President - Leo Falcam, President of the Federated States of Micronesia (1999–2003)
• Nauru
  • President -
    1. Bernard Dowiyogo, President of Nauru (2000–2001)
    2. René Harris, President of Nauru (2001–2003)
• New Zealand
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand (1952–present)
  • Governor-General -
    1. Sir Michael Hardie Boys, Governor-General of New Zealand (1996–2001)
    2. (Dame Sian Elias, Administrator of the Government of New Zealand (2001))
    3. Dame Silvia Cartwright, Governor-General of New Zealand (2001–present)
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